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For the period of April 1, 2010 – March 31, 2011

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CONTENTS 2010 – 2011 ELECTED OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS ............................................... 2

CURRENT MEMBERSHIP.......................................................................................................... 2

FINANCIAL STANDING (as of March 31, 2011) ......................................................................... 3

TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES ........................................................................................................... 3

LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES ......................................................................................................... 3

MEETINGS HELD DURING THIS PERIOD ................................................................................ 4

Regular Luncheon/Seminar Meetings ................................................................................... 4

Continuing Education Workshops.......................................................................................... 5

Joint / Special Meetings ........................................................................................................ 5

Student Chapter Activities ..................................................................................................... 6

ABSTRACT OF MONTHLY LUNCHEON MEETINGS ................................................................ 7

AWARDS & SPECIAL TRIBUTES ............................................................................................ 17

ACTIVITES SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ 18

NEWSLETTERS AND MEETINGS SPONSORSHIP ................................................................ 21

WEBSITE .................................................................................................................................. 21

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1 – Sample Newsletter

November-December 2010 Issue of Southern California Section Newsletter

Attachment 2 – Sample Technical Presentation “Enhancing Intersection Operation/Safety Using Blank-Out Signs and Wireless Detection” By Andrew Yi, P.E., PTOE and Cesar Romo – City of Santa Clarita

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2010-2011 Officers:

President Lisa Martellaro-Palmer Vice President Steven Itagaki Secretary/Treasurer Andrew Maximous 1st Past President Arief Naftali 2nd Past President Carlos Ortiz

2010-2011 Chairs:

Technical Coordinator Bernard Li Membership Coordinator Ted Mekuria Legislative Analyst Sri Chakravarthy Student Chapter Liaisons Neelam Sharma & Giancarlo Ganddini Newsletter Editors David Schwegel & Jay Dinkins Industry Coordinator Janna McKhann FTA / FHWA Liaison Lawrence (Jesse) Glazer Scribes John Dorado & Clinton Quan Sponsorship Coordinator Julia Wu Webmaster Irina Constantinescu Chair of Activities Thong Ngov Administrative Chair Jonathan Hui Technical Writing Chair Bernard Hicks

Current Membership as of March 2011:

Number Membership Grade Section Annual Dues 0 Honorary N/A

8 Esteemed N/A

87 Fellow $ 22

457 Member $ 22

111 Students $ 20

13 Institute Affiliates $ 22

676 Total

N/A = Not Applicable

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Financial Standing as of March 31, 2011: Federal Employer Identification Number: 33-0432732 Income for the Reporting Period Membership Dues $ 8,733 Gross Income from Meetings $ 8,127 Advertising Income $ 2,975 ________ Total Income $$1199,,883355 Expenditures for the Reporting Period Newsletter Printing/Postage (email) $ 0 Travel $ 2,225 Meetings $ 11,545 Awards $ 500 Website Fee $ 150 Banking Fees, Stamps, Name Tags $ 120 _________ Total Expenditures $$ 1144,,554400 Balance of Funds at the End of the Reporting Period $$55,,229955 There was no change in the Section By-Laws during this Reporting Period Legislative Activities: Throughout the year, our Section has been fortunate to have Sri Chakravarthy, with Kimley-Horn and Associates, for providing legislative analysis articles that were not only timely but also highly relevant to the transportation profession. Legislative Analysis editorials were published within the nine editions of our Section's newsletters; April through March with the exception of July, August and December of 2010.

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Meetings Held During this Reporting Period To better serve the members of the Southern California Section, we provide four types of meetings, held monthly from August through June, with the exceptions of July and December. Our “Regular Luncheon/Seminar Meetings” rotate between Los Angeles and Orange County locations to better reach our full membership. We have “Continuing Education Workshops” that typically have four speakers that discuss updates and current trends in the transportation profession. We also have “Joint/Special Meetings” that bring chapters and/or sections together for socializing, networking, training and sharing information. Finally, we have an event devoted to all five of our Student Chapters. This event, considered “Student Chapter Activities,” bridges the gap between professionals and students. Many transportation students have been hired after networking with our members at this event. It is highly recommended that students bring their personal resume to this event. The following is a summary of our meetings, workshops, and events for the year: RReegguullaarr LLuunncchheeoonn//SSeemmiinnaarr MMeeeettiinnggss:: Date: April 21, 2010 Location: Monterey Hill Restaurant, Monterey Park, CA Purpose: Monthly meeting Technical Presentation: “Can a True Quality-Based Selection be Achieved? It’s Easier Than You Think”

by Mr. Patrick J. Reeves Attendance: 53 Date: August 18, 2010 Location: Los Angeles Police Academy, Los Angeles, CA Purpose: Monthly meeting, Annual Steak Fry BBQ Technical Presentation: None, Social Networking Event Attendance: 34 Date: September 15, 2010 Location: Monterey Hill Restaurant, Monterey Park, CA Purpose: Monthly meeting Technical Presentation: “ATSAC, 25 Years Later” by Mr. John Fisher Attendance: 53 Date: October 20, 2010 Location: Radisson Suites Hotel, Buena Park, CA Purpose: Monthly meeting Technical Presentation: “Multimodal Level of Service in the 2010 Highway Capacity Manual” by Mr.

Richard Dowling “Fixing Angelenos Stuck in Traffic (FAST)” by Ms. Hilary Norton

Attendance: 61

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Date: June 9, 2010 Location: Monterey Hill Restaurant, Monterey Park, CA Purpose: Monthly meeting, Mini-Workshop and Annual Business Meeting Technical Presentation: “ITS Engineer – Where in the World is this Person” by Ms. Shirley Land Workshop Presentations: “Enhancing Intersection Operation/Safety Using Blank-Out signs and Wireless

Detection” by Mr. Andrew Yi and Mr. Cesar Romo “Multi-Modal Synchronization on Beach Blvd: Features and Solutions” by Mr. Bernard Li and Mr. Ron Keith “MUTCD and CA MUTCD Updates: What You Need to Know” by Mr. Rock Miller

Attendance: 50 JJooiinntt // SSppeecciiaall MMeeeettiinnggss:: Date: November 17, 2010 Location: Restaurant at Kellogg Ranch, Cal Poly Pomona Purpose: Monthly meeting and joint meeting with Riverside/San Bernardino section Technical Presentation: “Caltrans’ First Adaptive Traffic Control System Project on the Historic Route 66”

by Mr. Fred Minagar Attendance: 53 Date: January 19, 2011 Location: Monterey Hill Restaurant, Monterey Park, CA Purpose: Monthly meeting and joint meeting with City Traffic Engineers Technical Presentation: “TRANSIMS Traffic Model” by Mr. John Kerenyi Attendance: 96 Date: February 8, 2011 Location: Plug Nickel Restaurant, Westlake Village, CA Purpose: Monthly meeting and joint meeting with ITE Central Coast section Technical Presentation: “Oxnard ITS Master Plan Design” by Mr. Scott Carlson

“Transportation in 2011 – Challenges Ahead for Ventura County” by Mr. Darren Kettle

Attendance: 40 Date: March 18, 2011 Location: El Adobe Restaurant, San Juan Capistrano, CA Purpose: Monthly meeting and joint meeting with ITE San Diego section Keynote Address: “MUTCD Update” by Monica Suter Technical Presentations: “CEQA Update” by Yara Fisher, Margaret Moore Sohagi, Robert Tyson Sohagi

“Simulator Tool for Land Use and TDM” by Brian Welch Attendance: 42

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SSttuuddeenntt CChhaapptteerr AAccttiivviittiieess:: Date: May 12, 2010 Location: Holiday Inn & Suites, Fullerton, CA Purpose: Monthly meeting, joint meeting with Orange County Traffic Engineers Council

(OCTEC) and Student Chapter Presentation Night Technical Presentation: “M2: Updates and Beyond…” by Mr. Tom Bogard with Student presentations

from UCLA, UC Irvine, Cal State Long Beach, Cal State Los Angeles and Cal Poly Pomona

Attendance: 120

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Abstract of Monthly Luncheon Meetings: APRIL 2010

The April 21, 2010 ITE Southern California Section meeting was held at the Monterey Hill Restaurant in Monterey Park. It was well attended by professionals from agencies and companies throughout Los Angeles and Orange Counties. The featured guest speaker was Mr. Patrick Reeves. The presentation topic was – “Can True Qualification-Based Selection Be Achieved? It’s Easier Than You Think.” Mr. Reeves works with Penfield and Smith and is greatly involved with the Qualification-Based Selection (QBS) advocacy group of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) California. Mr. Reeves also spoke about some of the challenges faced by QBS processes in California. Mr. Reeves provided a brief history of the QBS process at the Federal and State levels. The Brooks Act of 1972, adopted by Congress, required all federal agencies to use QBS for the procurement of architect and engineering services from the most experienced and qualified firms at a fair and reasonable cost. He noted that the mention of price in QBS was a strategic political compromise and can significantly affect an agency’s decision. The intent is to ensure that federal agencies-and the tax-payer – receive highly technical architectural and engineering services from the most experienced and most qualified firms at a fair and reasonable price. Mr. Reeves spoke about how other fields, such as medical and legal fields, that are related to public welfare and require high skill levels are similar in nature. Yet these services are not sought primarily based on cost. He also mentioned that the engineering costs account for less than 1% of the life- cycle cost of a project – other major costs being cost of construction, operation and periodic maintenance. More information on the benefits of QBS can be found at: http://www.acec.org/advocacy/committees/10priorities/qualifications.cfm QBS directly impacts professional engineers, including transportation engineers. Numerous professional organizations such as the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), American Public Works Association (APWA), Americal Society of Civil Engineers (ACSE),

National Society of Professional Engineers, and American Institute of Architects are committed to assist both agencies and engineering consultants regarding the QBS process. While California is one of the states that require a QBS process for professional services, the California law does also specify that “selection should be based on competence and qualification for the types of services to be performed at fair and reasonable prices to the public agencies”. Mr. Reeves noted that there are only four states in the U.S. that do not have QBS statutes. The remainder of Mr. Reeves discussion focused on existing laws and available tools and resources concerning QBS. Mr. Reeves discussed the available resources for those facing challenges with QBS, especially given today’s economic situation. The involvement of professional organizations in bringing QBS awareness to public agencies has proved beneficial and continues to improve the QBS process throughout Southern California. Awards, testimonial programs, and interagency interaction were some of the awareness mechanisms mentioned. Mr. Reeves invited the audience to discuss their experiences with QBS and the challenges they face. At the end of the presentation, Mr. Reeves offered to provide additional QBS reference materials to those interested. After the presentation, Arief Naftali (President, ITE Southern California Section) presented Mr. Reeves with a small gift as a token of appreciation for his time and input.

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MAY 2010

The ITE Southern California Section monthly meeting was held jointly with the Orange County Traffic Engineers Council (OCTEC) on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at the Holiday Inn & Suites in the City of Fullerton. This is an annual meeting, in which students from our local universities are invited to attend and give technical presentations regarding transportation-related projects. The local universities included:

• California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona)

• California State University, Long Beach (CSULB)

• California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA)

• University of California, Irvine (UCI) • University of California, Los Angeles

(UCLA) Our guest speaker was Mr. Tom Bogard, OCTA’s Director of Highway Programs. Mr. Bogard provided a presentation to elaborate further on where the County currently stands on its M2 Program. In such a time as this, it is incumbent upon all of us as transportation and traffic professionals to continue to sharpen our skills, stay abreast of new developments, and increase our professional values to our employers and the agencies we serve. During this meeting, the five local universities did just that, as they are preparing to join the professional world. Special thanks to Neelam Sharma and Giancarlo Ganddini for their hard work and literally putting this Student Night program together.

The following universities and their topics were presented:

• Cal Poly Pomona: Feasibility Study of the I-15/Duncan Canyon Interchange in the City of Fontana

• UCLA: Traffic and Parking Generation for Drive-Through Coffee Shops

• UCI: Effects of Transit Service Price Changes on Student Travel Mode Choice

• CSULB: I-710 Expressway • CSULA: Traffic Impact of Closing I-10

Fwy EB HOV Lanes (Before I-710 Fwy) A total of $4,500 was awarded as scholarships to all five participating Universities. The monetary awards were provided by ITE Southern California Section and OCTEC.

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JUNE 2010 The ITE Southern California Section monthly meeting was held on June 9, 2010 at the Monterey Hill Restaurant, in the City of Monterey Park. This was a combination monthly meeting, mini-workshop and annual business meeting. Ms. Shirley Land gave a Technical Presentation on “ITS Engineer – Where in the World is this Person?” Workshop presentations included: “Enhancing Intersection Operation/Safety Using Blank-Out Signs and Wireless Detection” by Mr. Andrew Yi and Mr. Cesar Romo, “Multi-Modal Synchronization on Beach Blvd: Features and Solutions” by Mr. Bernard Li and Mr. Ron Keith, “MUTCD and CA MUTCD Updates: What You Need to Know” by Mr. Rock Miller. Ms. Land’s presentation explained how:

• Traffic signals are being designed around IT standards and the generally used technology.

• Traffic engineers have more experience with these applications and systems.

• ITS requires the combined application of technologies.

In 1993, the City of Mission Viejo deployed a citywide traffic signal system. The system included the installation of fiber optic cables along with the existing copper wire system. Although there were many questions on how this combination would work, there was no single person or source for easy answers. Thus, the City assembled a team of expert advisors. These advisors helped develop and define the “clouds” in question. In order to implement and operate an ITS system, the agency must take ownership of the system and develop a team of trusted expert firms for technical maintenance and support.

AUGUST 2010 The ITE Southern California Section “2010 Annual Steak Fry” was held on Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at the Los Angeles Police Academy in the City of Los Angeles. This is the annual kick-off meeting for the year 2010-2011. As usual, it was a beautiful summer evening, nice breeze, wooded area, and festive people. It was great social gathering, very informal, including all you can eat steak, beverages and more. New board and committee members were introduced as well as acknowledging previous members. This meeting was sponsored by Kimely-Horn and Associates, Inc. and cosponsored by South Coast Lighting and Design. This event also included a raffle drawing with prizes!! For more information regarding our sponsor’s services please visit: www.kimley-horn.com, www.southcoastlighting.com

As always, the food was great, but the conversation was better. Thank you all for your attendance and support.

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SEPTEMBER 2010

The ITE Southern California Section monthly meeting was held on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at the Monterey Hill Restaurant in the City of Monterey Park. This was our first official luncheon meeting, which was presented by our new Southern California Section President, Lisa Martellaro-Palmer (LADOT), who kicked off the meeting by thanking everyone for their attendance and announced our new Southern California Section Officers and Chairs. The meeting was filled to capacity, and each attendee was asked to announce the college that they attended with self-introductions. It is always interesting to hear where our colleagues have attended. Mr. John Fisher (LADOT) was our guest speaker and provided a presentation regarding the history of the Automated Traffic Surveillance and Control System (ATSAC) Center titled, “ATSAC: 25 Years Later”. The ATSAC Center is used as a tool to manage traffic throughout the City of Los Angeles. It operates by various software systems developed by LADOT staff using system detection and 2070 traffic signal controllers, which are interconnected by twisted pair signal, interconnect (SIC), and the information is brought back on a fiber optic backbone. Mr. Fisher began with the evolution of the ATSAC Center, which was initially envisioned to monitor/handle the fluctuation of traffic for major events such as the Hollywood Bowl and Dodger Stadium, but in 1984 funds were awarded to build the ATSAC Center due to the Olympic games.

The ATSAC Center provides an automated system that is adaptive and can change as traffic conditions fluctuate, and provides real-time intersection information to the operations center. As years passed and technology improved, the system was expanded. Mr. Fisher summarized the timeline of the system expansion: • 1989 – Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)

Systems were installed on 45-foot poles • 1990 – Light Rail Transit Priority: Metro Blue

Line was in operation • 1993 – Changeable Message Signs (CMS)

were installed at strategic locations • 2000 – Real-Time Passenger Information

Systems were installed to provide public transit information

• 2002 – Metro Bus Rapid Transit System was installed to provide an early or extended green for buses

• 2006 – Developed and executed an incident detection system for emergency vehicle pre-emption

Presently, the ATSAC Center has approximately 90% of the traffic signals in Los Angeles online and it is anticipated that the remaining 4500 traffic signals will be online in approximately three (3) years. Thank you for the history lesson Mr. Fisher. For additional historical information, I recommend “Transportation Topics and Tales: Milestones in Transportation History in Southern California” authored by John Fisher. http://ladot.lacity.org/pdf/PDF100.pdf.

OCTOBER 2010 The ITE Southern California Section monthly meeting was held on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at Capistrano’s Restaurant at the Radisson Suites Hotel in Buena Park. This was our first meeting in Orange County for the 2010 – 2011 year and it was presented by our Southern California Section President, Lisa Martellaro-Palmer. The topic of the meeting was “Congestion: How to Study It and Build Coalitions Towards Reducing It.” Our first guest speaker was Dr. Richard Dowling. He is the President of Dowling Associates, Inc., which is a traffic engineering and transportation planning consulting firm based in Oakland, California with over 40 full time professional and support staff. Dr. Dowling’s presentation was on the Multimodal Level of Service in the 2010 Highway Capacity Manual. The Highway Capacity Manual framework is based on the National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report 616.

Dr. Richard Dowling

In California, starting on January 1, 2011, the “Complete Streets Act” states that agencies modifying the circulation element of their General Plan must provide for a “balanced, multimodal transportation network that meets the needs of all users of streets, roads, and highways, defined to include motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, children, persons with disabilities, seniors, movers of commercial goods and users of public transportation, in a manner that is suitable to the rural, suburban, or urban context of the general plan.”

The 2010 Highway Capacity Manual which is due out on January 2011 will include a Refined Signalized Intersection Method which adds bike and pedestrian level of service. It will also include a New Urban Street Method which has a new auto speed method and level of service and it will add transit, bike and pedestrian level of service. Multimodal Level of Service is the degree to which the urban street design and operations meet the traveling needs of each user type. The philosophy is that each urban street right-of-way is shared by four major types of users which include automobile drivers, transit passengers, bicyclists and pedestrians. Bicycle performance is measured by bicycle delay and the bicycle level of service score. Pedestrian performance is measured by corner circulation area, crosswalk circulation area, pedestrian delay and the pedestrian level of service score. Our second guest speaker was Ms. Hilary Norton. She is the Executive Director of Fixing Angelenos Stuck in Traffic (FAST), which is a non-profit, public-private partnership created to support and implement short-term traffic solutions to address Los Angeles County’s current traffic crisis. FAST’s goals include educating residents and employers the merits of short-term traffic solutions and encouraging transit use, building an active and engaged coalition of individuals to advocate for more federal and state transit funds and implementing high impact traffic reductions.

Ms. Hilary Norton

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Some of FAST’s community partners include the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, the Los Angeles Business Council, the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council, Metrolink, the Music Center, the Petersen Automotive Museum, UCLA Transportation and USC. According to the RAND Corporation, traffic is deteriorating the quality of life and is stalling L.A.’s economy. Angelenos spend an average of 70 hours a year in traffic for a total of 490 million hours in annual traffic delays. In addition, the average Angeleno spends an additional $750 a year because of poor road conditions, while the

total economic cost due to congestion delay is $9 billion per year. Some of the RAND Report’s recommendations include improving signal timing, creating a network of paired one way streets that will favor traffic in one direction, Traffic Demand Management (TDM) Programs, deep discounted transit passes, parking “cash out”, variable curb parking rates, high occupancy toll lanes, peak hour curb parking restrictions, dedicated “bus only” lanes and a region-wide bicycle network. Public-private partnerships will enable us to obtain federal funds, budget, plan, and construct projects that could significantly reduce congestion.

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NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2010 The ITE Southern California Section monthly meeting was held jointly with the Riverside-San Bernardino ITE Section on Wednesday November 17, 2010 at The Restaurant at Kellogg Ranch at Cal Poly Pomona. The meeting was filled to capacity with ITE members from both Sections, as well as members from the Cal Poly Pomona ITE Student Chapter. As tradition has it, the meeting was kicked off with introductions, and each participant was asked to announce their name, company, and college they attended. It is always interesting and entertaining to hear what college our colleagues have attended, and as usual the Cal Poly Pomona alumni were well represented.

Meeting Attendees

Mr. Fred Minagar, President of Minagar and Associates, Inc. was our guest speaker and provided a presentation regarding “Caltrans First Adaptive Traffic Control System Project on the Historic Route 66”. The project consisted of approximately 5.3 miles along Route 66 from the I-210 freeway to Claremont Boulevard including the following: • Replacement of all traffic signal controllers

from 170’s to 2070L’s • 60 Strand Singlemode Fiber Optic Cable

• 4 Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Camera Locations

• Adaptive Traffic Control System (ATCS) • Once one intersection is affected it

communicates the changes the other signals throughout the system and dynamically adjusts to the travel demand

• System detection loops • Installed at the beginning of left turn lanes • Utilized existing advance detection loops

Fred Minagar’s Presentation

Coordination with several agencies was a key component to the successful delivery of this project. The agencies included: • Caltrans District 7 • Los Angeles Department of Transportation

(LADOT) • Los Angeles County Department of Public

Works • City of La Verne • City of Claremont • City of Pomona Overall, there was 20% reduction in travel time along the project corridor.

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JANUARY 2011 The Institute of Transportation Engineers Southern California Section monthly meeting was held on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at Monterey Hill Steakhouse in the City of Monterey Park. This was our first meeting in 2011 and it was presented by our Southern California Section Vice President, Steven Itagaki (JMD). There were nearly one hundred people who attended the meeting and there were a number of students from colleges including University of California, Irvine and California State University, Los Angeles. Our guest speaker was Mr. John Kerenyi, who is a Senior Engineer for the City of Moreno Valley. The topic of the meeting was “Transportation Analysis and Simulation System (TRANSIMS) Traffic Model – Development of the City of Moreno Valley’s Travel-Demand Model.” TRANSIMS is a travel modeling and micro simulation analysis tool. It looks at the movement of individual vehicles at the intersection and controls traffic signal operation and gap acceptance at un-signalized intersections. In 2008, Moreno Valley had been processing large amounts of industrial development projects and Caltrans was concerned about the impact to the local freeways. The new Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) rendered the Moreno Valley Traffic Model (MVTM) inconsistent and there was no funding to replace MVTM. With the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) had funded development of TRANSIMS v4.0 as open-source. As the program matured

and stabilized, funding shifted from software development to deployment and the Case Studies Deployment Program was created. Moreno Valley submitted a proposal to the FHWA to use TRANSIMS to study the impact on road capacity, structural cross-section, freeway interchanges and routing of traffic to convert 4,700 acres to warehouses.

Delegates learn about TANSIMS The potential applications of the SCAG/Riverside County Traffic Analysis Model (RIVTAM) dataset include link addition/deletion/change, freeway bottleneck forecasting, operational enhancements (e.g. ramp metering, intersection controls, lane augmentation, and signal operation movements), any application requiring refined time-of-day analysis and tooling.

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FEBRUARY 2011 The Institute of Transportation Engineers Southern California Section monthly meeting was held on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at The Plug Nickel Restaurant in Westlake Village. This was a joint meeting with the Central Coast California Section and it was presented by our Southern California Section President, Lisa Martellaro-Palmer (LADOT) and the Central Coast California Section President. The first speaker was Mr. Scott Carlson, Vice President for the West Region/ITS Engineering at Iteris, Inc. The topic of his presentation was the Oxnard ITS Master Design Plan. In 2006, the City of Oxnard initiated the ITS Master Plan project to strategically deploy ITS strategies to improve mobility and safety. In 2008, the ITS Master Plan was adopted by the City Council and the City approved $11 million for design and construction. The ITS Master Plan Design Project, initiated in late 2010, is the first implementation of the recommendations outlined in the ITS Master Plan. The long term goals are to build a robust and scalable communications network which includes a fast Ethernet to gigabit Ethernet distribution, a shared network for traffic, City Departments and police and fiber to all City Signals. The project goals include a communication network which includes communication to all Oxnard signals and select signals from adjacent agencies, communication to City facilities and communication with a separate and secure network to police and fire facilities. The project elements include replacing traffic signal controllers, installing video detection systems, CCTV cameras, dynamic message signs, upgrading intersections and the traffic management center and creating a traffic website. The second speaker was Mr. Darren Kettle, Executive Director of the Ventura County

Transportation Commission (VCTC). The topic of his presentation was “Transportation in 2011 – Challenges Ahead for Ventura.” VCTC is a regional transportation planning agency which is responsible for funding highways and transit, partnering with Metrolink, operating the Ventura Intercity Service Transit Authority (VISTA) and providing rideshare information through the Commuter Services program. There are several programs in the works including the U.S. 101 widening from La Conchita to Carpinteria, the SR 118 widening from Tapo Canyon Road to the L.A. County line and the SR 23/U.S. 101 interchange (design only). There are also several priority unfunded projects as well which include the SR 118 widening from Simi Valley to Moorpark, the U.S. 101 widening from the L.A. County line to SR 33 and the SR 126 widening within Fillmore and the southbound connector to the U.S. 101. In Ventura County, the commute times and congestion levels remain steady despite the recession. The bottlenecks are worsening at the U.S. 101 Thousand Oaks, Conejo Grade, Camarillo, Santa Clara River Bridge, the U.S. 101/SR 23 interchange and the SR 118 from Moorpark to Simi Valley. Transit continues to be under utilized, disconnected and not to standard. There is a 60 minute wait for commuter buses and there are only three morning Metrolink trains from Oxnard. There are ten from San Bernardino. The population is expected to grow by 43% by 2050 and the number of seniors will double, while the youth will increase by 50%. In order to plan for the future, regional priorities need to be identified, local needs have to be accounted for, a strategic funding plan has to be developed and ownership has to be built region-wide. Mobility is a top priority for the community and that means investing in the system, strengthening the alternatives and creating new solutions.

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MARCH 2011

The March 18, 2010 ITE Southern California Section meeting was held jointly with the San Diego Section at the El Adobe restaurant in the City of San Juan Capistrano. The meeting was well attended by transportation professionals from agencies and companies from Los Angeles, Orange, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties.

Ms. Monica Suter gave the keynote address on the “MUTCD Update”. Ms. Yara Fisher, Ms. Margaret Sohagi, and Mr. Robert Sohagi spoke on “CEQA Update”. And Mr. Brian Welch spoke on “Simulator Tools for Land Use and TDM”. ITE candidates Pat Gibson, Doug Smith, and Monica Suter presented their candidacy for International Board of Directors, Western District International Director, and International Director, respectively.

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Awards and Special Tributes Presented During This Reporting Period: Notable awards were presented at the Section's June 2010 Mini-Seminar and Luncheon Meeting, which included: Classic Transportation Engineer Award. The Classic Transportation Engineer Award was bestowed upon Mr. Peter Clark by the ITE Southern California President, Arief Naftali and ITE Southern California 1st Past President, Carlos Ortiz. Young Transportation Engineer of the Year. The Young Transportation Engineer Award was presented to Mr. Andrew Maximous of the City of Santa Monica in recognition of his accomplishments in the transportation industry.

Mr. Arief Naftali and Mr. Carlos Ortiz presented Mr. Peter Clark with the “Classic Transportation Engineer” award for his work and dedication to

the transportation profession.

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Activities Summary ANNUAL OCTEC/ITE GOLF TOURNAMENT Orange County Traffic Engineers Council (OCTEC) and ITE Southern California Section joined forces in sponsoring an Annual Golf Tournament which was held on April 30, 2010 at the Green River Golf Club, in Corona, California. ANNUAL SAN DIEGO/SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ITE GOLF TOURNAMENT Members of the Southern California Section also participated in the annual San Diego Section Golf Tournament held at the Vineyard Golf Course on May 7, 2010 in Escondido, California. ITS CALIFORNIA ANNUAL MEETING The Intelligent Transportation Society of California (ITS CA) held its annual meeting on November 15-16, 2010 at the Doubletree Conference Center and Marina in Berkeley, CA. ITS California works to foster research and adoption of advanced technologies and techniques to improve the mobility of California’s citizens and visitors in order to gain greater efficiency in traveler and goods movement, and to heighten safety for all who use our roadways and railways. ITS specialists from government, industry, and academic organizations will convene for our 16th annual meeting, and will hold focused sessions on:

• Traveler Information and Experience • ITS Deliveries for CVO • Transportation Services/Delivery • Transit Signal Priority • ITS and Sustainability

• ITS and Traveler Safety • ITS and Automated Enforcement • Public/Private Partnerships • Connected Vehicle Programs • ITS Deployments

“Once again we had a very strong meeting agenda including industry leaders from key agencies such as Caltrans, US DOT, the San Francisco Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission, and the San Diego Association of Governments,” states Alan Clelland, Chairman, of the ITS California Board of Directors. “California has some serious challenges in managing transportation growth, and ITS California brings together technology providers and implementers of intelligent transportation systems that offer real promise for improvement in safety, efficiency, and mobility.” ITS California offerred marketing opportunities including an exhibition and conference sponsorships. “The exposure for the members of the ITS community to California private, public and academic sector can both yield great dividends for companies with ITS solutions and of course to those who seek companies with ITS solutions. We therefore invited the entire ITS community the two-day long annual meeting, both to listen and learn from our members, speakers, exhibitors and guests. Our annual meeting attracts some of the best minds and practitioners so you may truly learn about ITS in California and ultimately to test the California marketplace,” observes Jim Misener, ITS California’s annual meeting chairman. To learn more about ITS California and membership, please visit: http://www.itscalifornia.org/ To register for the ITS-California Annual Meeting, please visit: http://www.itscalifornia.org/news/annual.html To learn about Marketing Opportunities during our annual meeting, please visit: http://www.itscalifornia.org/news/documents/SponsorsandExhibitorsForm.pdf

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Our Southern California Section has several members also active at the District level. Walter Okitsu, formerly our Legislative Analyst, is our 2010 Western District Secretary/Treasurer. Also, several of our members attend Western District conferences, international conferences and other conferences. ITE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SECTION ATTENDS THE 2010 WESTERN DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING

ITE Southern California Section attends the 2010 Western District Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California. Southern California Section members who attended are Western District International Director, Zaki Mustafa,

Western District Past President, Monica M. Suter and Student Chapter Liaison, Neelam Sharma. Southern California University Sections were also well represented at this meeting.

2010 TSA/OCTEC/ITE VENDOR SHOW AND SOCIAL NIGHT On October 19, 2010, the Traffic Signal Association (TSA) of Southern California presented the 2010 Vendor Show and Social Night at the Mile Square Golf Course in Fountain Valley, CA. This was a joint venture with the Orange County Traffic Engineers Council (OCTEC) and was one of the largest events of this kind that has been presented. TSA, OCTEC, and ITE Southern California Section members were in attendance with vendors and friends from the traffic signal industry. CITY OF SANTA ANA TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER (TMC) TOUR On Thursday, January 27, 2011, over twenty members attended the tour of Santa Ana’s TMC. Our host was Vinh Nguyen, Traffic Engineer for the City of Santa Ana. The TMC is a state of the art facility located near the heart of downtown in City Hall. The TMC collects and analyzes real time information through the integration of various intelligent transportation system elements such as traffic signal systems, closed circuit television, loop detection, video detection and transfers this input to the TMC through

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extensive networks of hardware, fiber optics and wireless links. Vinh Nguyen explained the uses of the hardware and software that make the TMC possible. STUDENT CHAPTER EVENTS The student chapters at Cal State Los Angeles, Cal State Long Beach, Cal Poly Pomona, UC Irvine, and UCLA have had a busy year. Student chapter involvement with Southern California Section ITE and the transportation engineering industry is ever increasing. Each of the student chapters continues to hold monthly general meetings and organize activities and tours. The Student Chapter Presentation Night continues to be the largest event of the year. On May 12, 2010 at the Holiday Inn in Fullerton, CA, an annual joint meeting with OCTEC (Orange County Traffic Engineers Council) featured the following presentations from the student chapters:

• Cal Poly Pomona: Feasibility Study of the I-15/Duncan Canyon Interchange in the City of Fontana • UCLA: Traffic and Parking Generation for Drive-Through Coffee Shops • UCI: Effects of Transit Service Price Changes on Student Travel Mode Choice • CSULB: I-710 Expressway • CSULA: Traffic Impact of Closing I-10 Fwy EB HOV Lanes (Before I-710 Fwy)

A total of $4,500 was awarded as scholarships to all five participating Universities. To round-up E-week, the Section also introduced the first annual Traffic Bowl for Section-wide student chapters and was hosted by Cal Poly Pomona on February 27, 2011. We had participants from four universities (Cal State Long Beach, Cal Poly Pomona, UC Irvine, and UCLA) compete in 3 rounds of a

Jeopardy-style tournament consisting of questions about transportation engineering and ITE. Scholarships will be given out in the upcoming Student Presentation Night in May and will consider the results of the Traffic Bowl. The event was successful and will continue to be held annually. MENTORING PROGRAM The Mentoring Program is a strategic effort to develop talented transportation professionals and is available to both young professionals and students. The purpose of mentoring program is to match the learning and development goals of the mentee with the mentor’s experience. The Mentoring Program was introduced last year for the first time in the Southern California Section with the aim of connecting student chapter members with industry professionals. The program received positive reaction from both the students and professional members. So far we have 22 participants and the program is being expanded through the next year. In addition, technical tours organized by the Section have been opened to student members. The Section has also provided various speakers at student chapter meetings.

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The Section is perpetually seeking new ways to improve the ITE experience for student members. As part of an on-going effort to keep students connected with the professional section of ITE, the Section has organized campus visits to each of the Universities, giving an outreach presentation on what ITE is all about. This past year the Section visited UCLA in January, Cal State Long Beach in February, UC Irvine in March, and plans to visit Cal Poly Pomona in April. The campus visits will continue to be an annual effort to keep a closer connection with the student chapters. Promotional items or “swag” (e.g. ITE logo printed pencils, stickers, bookmarks, etc.) are also being distributed at the student chapter visits to help recruitment of new members and promote ITE as a whole. Newsletters and Meetings Sponsorship We are pleased to have David Schwegel and Jay Dinkins as our Newsletter Editors. They have diligently produced our newsletter with accuracy, quality and in a timely manner. They have also encouraged our members to submit technical articles for the newsletter. Some of the newsletters also included articles provided by our Newsletter Editors. We are also pleased to note that we have become “green.” We are now releasing the newsletter only via e-mail and the Internet. Our members have agreed that they could access our newsletter online and therefore, we have reduced our production cost and saved a few trees. Finally, with many thanks to the hard work and dedication of Julia Wu, our Sponsorship Coordinator, the Section was able to secure a company to sponsor for every edition of the newsletters from April 2010 and March 2011 as shown in the following table:

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Apr-10 Phoenix Highway Products, Inc.

May-10 LSA Associates, Inc.

Jun-10 URS Corp.

Aug-10 Kimley-Horn

Sep-10 Al Grover & Associates

Oct-10 South Coast Lighting

Nov/Dec-10 JMDiaz, Inc.

Jan-11 Minagar & Associates

Feb-11 Iteris, Inc.

Mar-11 Sensys Networks Website

We continually update our website to accommodate our members and guests. We are fortunate to have Irina Constantinescu as our Webmaster. She has updated our website by adding more features and links. It is now easier to find items on the website and downloads information faster, such as previous newsletters and photos of events. Our website address is www.itesocal.org.

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Attachment 1 – Sample Newsletter

November-December 2010 Issue of Southern California Section Newsletter

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Attachment 2 – Sample Technical Presentation “Enhancing Intersection Operation/Safety Using Blank-Out Signs and Wireless Detection” By Andrew Yi, P.E., PTOE and Cesar Romo – City of Santa Clarita

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